khalifa
/kəˈliːfə/noun
khalifa is spelled K-H-A-L-I-F-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, khalifa means “Alternative form of caliph” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of khalifa is khalifas.
How many letters and syllables are in khalifa?
| Letters | 7: K-H-A-L-I-F-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is khalifa?
Khalifa appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce khalifa?
- /kəˈliːfə/
Khalifa has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with khalifa
Also written: caliph.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of khalifa
- khalifas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does khalifa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of caliph.
noun
- 1
A member of a predominantly Muslim caste of Gujarat, India.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of caliph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).